Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday ordered state agencies to develop safety regulations for artificial intelligence after vetoing tougher rules two years ago.
The Sheriff’s Office reported on Monday that after it learned that one of its deputies had been arrested on Saturday by San Jose detectives, the deputy was placed on administrative leave while the matter is reviewed.
The bills approved by the Legislature aim to strengthen California’s long-term wildfire recovery system, building on the state’s work with survivors of the Eaton and Palisades fires, and producing tools for wildfire survivors across the state.
A three-day AI Infra Summit 2026 opens Sept. 15 at the Santa Clara Convention Center. The conference will focus on artificial intelligence, data center infrastructure, scalability and energy challenges.
The 438,000-square-foot Amazon data center project in Gilroy has been a source of significant community concern since construction started last year. The project was approved by Gilroy’s community development director without a review by the planning commission or city council.
The citizen of Azerbaijan pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in San Jose this week to three counts of health care fraud in connection with a scheme targeting Medicare Advantage programs.
Sitting on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk is a measure to increase pensions for public safety workers that could cost state and local governments billions of dollars.
In San Jose, license plate cameras were credited with finding suspects in the manhunt for an armed burglar who was terrorizing a neighborhood, and with locating eight suspects in a fatal shooting in downtown San Jose during the June FIFA World Cup.
Six of the suspects, including a 17-year-old juvenile, were charged with murder, while two others, including an 18-year-old female, were arrested for being accessories after the fact. All are from San Jose.
After California lawmakers voted to share driver license information with a national nonprofit database, the Trump administration sought trucker records from the organization.
California recently lifted the statute of limitations on child sex abuse lawsuits, leading to many cases against schools. A bill going to Gov. Gavin Newsom would raise the standard for evidence.
If signed by the governer, the Community NEWS Act would create refundable tax credits for California local news organizations based on the number of journalists they employ, with enhanced benefits for the smallest community news providers and outlets creating new journalist jobs.
